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All right. I am here with Congressman Katie Porter on the set of her TV commercial.

It is actually your kitchen.

It is actually your kitchen.

Yeah. I mean, it's a really... I don't think it's a compliment. No, I don't. Well, I think it's... Honestly, I think it's like, wow, this is exactly what I think the kitchen of a working mom is who's actually living that life as opposed to doing an impression of someone doing that.

Yeah. I mean, it's a really... I don't think it's a compliment. No, I don't. Well, I think it's... Honestly, I think it's like, wow, this is exactly what I think the kitchen of a working mom is who's actually living that life as opposed to doing an impression of someone doing that.

And that was actual pee from your dog, Poppy, on the floor when we walked in.

And that was actual pee from your dog, Poppy, on the floor when we walked in.

So it's March of 2025. What made you jump into this race for the governorship so early?

So it's March of 2025. What made you jump into this race for the governorship so early?

So you talked in your announcement video about fighting back against Trump, but governors have been in a bit of a bind because they obviously want to defend, especially Democratic governors want to defend their people against abuses from the federal government. But if there's a disaster in California, and there will be, Trump's on a revenge tour against governors he doesn't like.

So you talked in your announcement video about fighting back against Trump, but governors have been in a bit of a bind because they obviously want to defend, especially Democratic governors want to defend their people against abuses from the federal government. But if there's a disaster in California, and there will be, Trump's on a revenge tour against governors he doesn't like.

So how do you think about that?

So how do you think about that?

Now, for the most part, the people you'd be pushing back against if you're a governor are Democrats. And there's a lot of people that look at California and say, this is a state where you've had Democrats in the governor's mansion, you've had Democrats controlling the assembly, and we haven't been able to build housing, we haven't been able to tackle a lot of the biggest challenges we face.

Now, for the most part, the people you'd be pushing back against if you're a governor are Democrats. And there's a lot of people that look at California and say, this is a state where you've had Democrats in the governor's mansion, you've had Democrats controlling the assembly, and we haven't been able to build housing, we haven't been able to tackle a lot of the biggest challenges we face.

How do you think about pushing back against Democrats? Or when there aren't Republicans to blame, what do you think went wrong here?

How do you think about pushing back against Democrats? Or when there aren't Republicans to blame, what do you think went wrong here?

What are some of those ideas? And do you look at like, you know, people talk about Florida and Texas versus California, right? You have the kind of conservative, more conservative model than you have the Democratic model. Are there lessons that you would take from what some of those other states have done?

What are some of those ideas? And do you look at like, you know, people talk about Florida and Texas versus California, right? You have the kind of conservative, more conservative model than you have the Democratic model. Are there lessons that you would take from what some of those other states have done?

Is there a little part of you when you see someone like Elon Musk barreling through the government? And obviously, I asked and answered doing in a despicable way, destroying and a disingenuous way. Yes. But do you see that and think, no, of course, that's not what we should be doing.